96. Al-Alaq (The Clot)
العلق
20 ayahs
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
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ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Created man from a clinging substance.
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ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
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ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Who taught by the pen -
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عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Taught man that which he knew not.
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كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
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أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self-sufficient.
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إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
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أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
Have you seen the one who forbids
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عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
A servant when he prays?
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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
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أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness?
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أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
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أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Does he not know that Allah sees?
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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
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نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinning forelock.
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فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
Then let him call his associates;
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سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.
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كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
Quran text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani. Translations: AbdolMohammad Ayati (Tanzil); Saheeh International (Tanzil); A. S. F. Bubenheim & N. Elyas (Tanzil); Muhammad Hamidullah (Tanzil); Julio Cortés (Tanzil).